its not surprising, actually! what could you expect from people who are craving for power? in politics, dog eats dog, but at the end of the day they will 'reap what they sow', gabaan lang gihapon na sila.
By Cebu Daily News
A staunch political supporter of President Macapagal-Arroyo was dumped by the Lakas-Kampi CMD ruling party barely an hour into the deadline of the filing of the certificates of candidacy on Tuesday, due to his alleged “disloyalty.â€
Bohol Gov. Erico Aumentado was Lakas-Kampi-CMD regional chairman for Central Visayas until he was “fired†by the administration party due to his alleged association with presidential candidate, Sen. Manuel Villar of the Nacionalista Party (NP).
The national directorate of Lakas-Kampi-CMD sent to the Bohol Comelec office an hour before the 12 midnight deadline for the filing of COCs, a letter of revocation of the certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) issued to Governor Aumentado as the party's candidate for the second congressional district of
Bohol.
Aumentado is on his third term as governor and is vying for his old House seat in Bohol's second district.
Aumentado was surprised when he was informed that Lakas-Kampi CMD president and Sarangani Gov. Miguel Dominguez and secretary general Francis Manglapus revoked his CONA, and instead, issued another CONA to Trinidad Mayor Judith Cajes as Lakas-Kampi bet for representative in the second district.
Mayor Cajes is the wife of incumbent second district Rep. Roberto Cajes, who is also on his last term.
Interviewed over a local radio station, Manglapus explained that “based on intelligence reports†Aumentado has been “covertly campaigning†for Sen. Villar, an act that was “considered contrary to the party's policy directions.â€
Aumentado and Villar had been allies when both were in the House of Representatives. Aumentado served as Deputy Speaker for the Visayas and chairman of the powerful House committee on appropriations when Senator Villar was Speaker of the House.
But Aumentado denied the allegations, saying he met Villar once in Manila, recently, but he did not make any commitment with the senator.
The Bohol governor blamed the move of the national executive committee on a “conspiracy and maneuvers†made by other Lakas-Kampi stalwarts in the province, specifically Rep. Edgar Chatto and Representative Cajes, to oust him from the party for their own political survival.